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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,063 posts)
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:37 PM May 2020

The Traumatized 17-Year-Old Who Filmed George Floyd's Killing Is Already Being Harassed

In the wake of mass outcry and protest over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, the person who brought his story to light is already experiencing harassment. Darnella Frazier, the 17-year-old who took the video of George Floyd being suffocated and killed by police on Monday, now says that she’s facing a series of concerning messages online. Frazier took the video as proof of police brutality and the pain felt by thousands of people around the country, but is now the subject of some harassment as a result.

According to her Facebook page, Frazier has been receiving numerous questions about why she didn’t fight off police for the duration of the 10 minute video depicting police kneeing Floyd in the neck. In her response, she says that she was scared as a 17-year-old to attempt to fight off any cops or help Floyd.

“I don’t expect anyone who wasn’t placed in my position to understand why and how I feel the way that I do,” she wrote on Facebook.

Later in the post she explained that she didn’t get involved because she didn’t want anyone else to be killed or put in the same position as George and she feared how the police would further retaliate. “If it wasn’t for me 4 cops would’ve still had their jobs, causing other problems,” she wrote. “The police most definitely would’ve swept it under the rug with a cover up story. Instead of bashing me, THANK ME! Because that could’ve been one of your loved ones and you would want to see the truth as well. Anyone with something negative to say pls block me. I’m not forcing you to watch me.”

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/traumatized-17-old-filmed-george-183516684.html

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The Traumatized 17-Year-Old Who Filmed George Floyd's Killing Is Already Being Harassed (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 OP
That's awful. I hope she has loving help around her. (nt) scarletwoman May 2020 #1
Some people are old fashioned stupid. madaboutharry May 2020 #2
Poor girl. She is a brave hero, but is being punished for her good deed. nt SunSeeker May 2020 #3
Leave Facebook cyclonefence May 2020 #4
anyone harrassing this young woman is just wrong questionseverything May 2020 #5
I predicted this on another thread MontanaMama May 2020 #6

madaboutharry

(40,149 posts)
2. Some people are old fashioned stupid.
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:41 PM
May 2020

Does anyone think a 17 year old teenage girl would have any influence over 4 cops, including one with murder on his mind?

I hope this poor girl is protected and gets the counseling she needs.

cyclonefence

(4,483 posts)
4. Leave Facebook
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:41 PM
May 2020

Mark Zuckerberg has shown us who he is. I don't understand why anyone is still using FB, especially a young woman who is being harassed and frightened by posts there. Twitter is at least taking some steps toward responsibility, but FB remains a morass.

questionseverything

(9,631 posts)
5. anyone harrassing this young woman is just wrong
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:41 PM
May 2020

she is a hero, they could of easily turned on her for filming them and probably would have if they had known what a good angle she had

MontanaMama

(23,238 posts)
6. I predicted this on another thread
Sat May 30, 2020, 08:42 PM
May 2020

this morning. This young woman is in danger. She outed a practicing white supremacist. There are those who will want revenge.

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